diff --git a/module/task/js/batchcreate.js b/module/task/js/batchcreate.js
index 70291eb881..b98330264c 100755
--- a/module/task/js/batchcreate.js
+++ b/module/task/js/batchcreate.js
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ function setPreview(num)
             storyLink  = storyLink + concat + 'onlybody=yes';
         }
         $('#preview' + num).removeAttr('disabled');
-        $('#preview' + num).modalTrigger({type:'iframe'});
         $('#preview' + num).attr('href', storyLink);
     }
     else
diff --git a/module/task/view/batchcreate.html.php b/module/task/view/batchcreate.html.php
index 8cf425cace..deac7a7e18 100755
--- a/module/task/view/batchcreate.html.php
+++ b/module/task/view/batchcreate.html.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
               <div class='input-group'>
                 <?php echo html::select("story[$i]", $stories, $currentStory, "class='form-control chosen' onchange='setStoryRelated($i)'");?>
                 <span class='input-group-btn'>
-                  <a id='preview<?php echo $i;?>' href='#' class='btn btn-link btn-icon btn-copy' data-width='80%' disabled='disabled' title='<?php echo $lang->preview; ?>'><i class='icon-eye'></i></a>
+                  <a id='preview<?php echo $i;?>' href='#' class='btn btn-link iframe btn-icon btn-copy' data-width='80%' disabled='disabled' title='<?php echo $lang->preview; ?>'><i class='icon-eye'></i></a>
                   <a href='javascript:copyStoryTitle(<?php echo $i;?>)' class='btn btn-link btn-icon btn-copy' title='<?php echo $lang->task->copyStoryTitle; ?>'><i class='icon-arrow-right'></i></a>
                   <?php echo html::hidden("storyEstimate$i") . html::hidden("storyDesc$i") . html::hidden("storyPri$i");?>
                 </span>